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LocalTags: Print EditionThe second day of the 144th Battle of the Blues between Royal College, Colombo and S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia for the prestigious Rt Hon D. S. Senanayake Memorial Shield was played at the Singhalese Sports Club…

LocalK.A. Sunil – KuruwitaTags: Print EditionAfter a female employee of a canteen on the Sri Pada Pilgrimage Road contracted Listeria and died, the Health Department is putting restaurants on the Sri Pada Road under strict scrutiny. After a…

LocalDharma Sri AbeyratneTags: Print EditionExaminations Commissioner General Amit Jayasundara said that the students who could not apply for the General Information Technology (GIT) Examination this year will be given the opportunity to…

LocalSpecial Correspondent at VachikudaTags: Print EditionFormer Ampara District Parliamentarian Podi Appuhamy Piyasena died in an accident that occurred opposite the Alayadivembu Public Cemetery on the Akkaraipattu-Pottuvil main road…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe official tenure of 340 local government institutions is going to end on 18 March midnight. Only the Elpitiya local council will be operational until next October. A discussion related to controlling local…

All applicants should provide accurate information before deadlineLocalTags: Print EditionThe on-going information survey and verification process for the verification of 1.1 million welfare benefit applications has been completed,…

LocalMahinda P. LiyanageGalle Central Special CorrespondentTags: Print EditionTwo persons were killed when a train running from Kandy to Matara collided with a car on the railway line at Koggala. A car which tried to proceed in a careless…

LocalTags: Print EditionPrime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena is of the opinion that the media should not be controlled. However, media should ensure ethical standards, he said while addressing the felicitation of Kumar Nadesan for conferring…

LocalTags: Print EditionThe World Bank has agreed to extend the aid for the agriculture sector modernization project implemented to introduce new technology to the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka for another 18 months.   The World Bank…

LocalTags: Print EditionAn earthquake of 7.1 magnitude has struck Kermadec islands in New Zealand today (16 March) according to USGS (United States Geological survey). Tsunami warnings have been issued by the US tsunami warning system.…